Securitize to Raise $400M and Go Public on the NYSE

BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize plans a $400M raise and a New York Stock Exchange debut under ticker SECZ.

A major player in the world of "tokenization" is about to become a publicly traded company. Securitize, a company that helps Wall Street turn assets into digital tokens, is preparing to raise around $400 million and start trading on the stock market.

Securitize is going public through a SPAC merger (a SPAC is a "blank-check" company that already trades on the stock market and exists only to merge with a private business, giving it a faster route to going public). In this case, Securitize is merging with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT), a SPAC backed by the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald.

Here are the key facts:

The deal is expected to raise about $400 million in gross proceeds (the total money raised before costs are subtracted).
The merger is set to close on July 1, pending a shareholder vote on June 29.
The combined company will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol SECZ.
Some of the funding comes from a PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity), where big investors buy shares directly.
News of the deal pushed CEPT's share price up 8%.

So what does Securitize actually do? It specializes in tokenization — the process of representing real-world assets (like funds, bonds, and loans) as digital tokens on a blockchain (a secure digital record-keeping system). This makes those assets easier to buy, sell, and track online.

Tokenization is one of Wall Street's fastest-growing trends. The market for tokenized real-world assets has already grown to more than $30 billion, and some experts predict it could explode to $18.9 trillion by 2033, according to projections from Boston Consulting Group and Ripple.

In short: Securitize is riding a fast-growing wave in finance, and its move to go public is a sign that big-money institutions are taking blockchain-based assets seriously. The company has the backing of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, which adds to its credibility.

This is an AI-generated summary. Read the original article at: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/26/securitize-aims-to-raise-usd400-million-as-tokenization-firm-nears-public-debut